Dear Elder Snell, 

In my study today I was touched by the thought that God chooses to love us enough to be vulnerable. Why else would He weep as Enoch witnessed?  Perhaps God’s temples are His sanctuary and place of refuge even more than ours.  His love impels Him to visit us in our distress and His undefiled temple is His shield from the full onslaught of pain & evil (see The God Who Weeps, p 26)

As you feel the need to confide in the Lord or to improve the quality of your visits with him—to pray, if you please—may I suggest a process to follow: go where you can be alone, go where you can think, go where you can kneel, go where you can speak out loud to him. The bedroom, the bathroom, or the closet will do. Now, picture him in your mind’s eye. Think to whom you are speaking, control your thoughts—don’t let them wander, address him as your Father and your friend. Now tell him things you really feel to tell him—not trite phrases that have little meaning, but have a sincere, heartfelt conversation with him. Confide in him, ask him for forgiveness, plead with him, enjoy him, thank him, express your love to him, and then listen for his answers. Listening is an essential part of praying. Answers from the Lord come quietly—ever so quietly. In fact, few hear his answers audibly with their ears. We must be listening so carefully or we will never recognize them. Most answers from the Lord are felt in our heart as a warm comfortable expression, or they may come as thoughts to our mind. They come to those who are prepared and who are patient.  (HBurke Peterson, Oct 1973 Gen Conf)

A little boy was asked if he said his prayers at night.  He said, “Sure do.”  Then he was asked if he said prayers in the morning.  He said, “No.  I ain’t scared of the daytime.”

Heavenly Father, are you really there?

And do you hear and answer ev'ry child's prayer?

Some say that heaven is far away,

But I feel it close around me as I pray.

Heavenly Father, I remember now

Something that Jesus told disciples long ago:

"Suffer the children to come to me."

Father, in prayer I'm coming now to thee.

Pray, he is there;

Speak, he is list'ning.

You are his child;

His love now surrounds you.

He hears your prayer;

He loves the children.

Of such is the kingdom, the kingdom of heav'n.

(Words and music by Janice Kapp Perry)

Prophets foretell the future but more often “forthtell” which is to tell us what we need to do now.  They tell us to fast and pray as a Ward Family for people in our area.

Because of the Resurrection, all other miracles seem plausible.